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Primate news, with a bent toward the strange and troubled relationship between humans and other primates. New zine launching late 2026. Wikipedia primate beat.
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I love this book too, esp. the pieces by Thelma Rowell & Alison Jolly. Early 20th c. primate researchers wrote in more accessible manner, and with anecdotes... Seems like scientists gotta be well-established before they can write like a normal human person today.
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I love this book too, esp. the pieces by Thelma Rowell & Alison Jolly. Early 20th c. primate researchers wrote in more accessible manner, and with anecdotes... Seems like scientists gotta be well-established before they can write like a normal human person today.
Howler monkeys, one of the loudest animals on Earth, scare off rivals with what amounts to false advertising. #primates
Monkeys With Smaller Testicles Scream Louder to Compensate
It's a "calls vs balls" tradeoff.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Howler monkeys, one of the loudest animals on Earth, scare off rivals with what amounts to false advertising. #primates
Wondering what went wrong with this July 1975 AP story because the monkey they captured and killed is clearly not a capuchin. Wrongful conviction?
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Wondering what went wrong with this July 1975 AP story because the monkey they captured and killed is clearly not a capuchin. Wrongful conviction?
Important update.
Perhaps it's worth pointing out that AI photos of the alleged monkeys also circulated last week, showing the monkeys wearing safety gear in workshops.
Perhaps it's worth pointing out that AI photos of the alleged monkeys also circulated last week, showing the monkeys wearing safety gear in workshops.
St. Louis police say βno evidenceβ any officer ever spotted monkeys
In FOX 2βs recent coverage of Vervet monkeys on the run around St. Louis, the St. Louis Department of Health shared that a St. Louis police officer reported seeing at least one of the monkeysβ¦
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January 22, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Important update.
Perhaps it's worth pointing out that AI photos of the alleged monkeys also circulated last week, showing the monkeys wearing safety gear in workshops.
Perhaps it's worth pointing out that AI photos of the alleged monkeys also circulated last week, showing the monkeys wearing safety gear in workshops.
Approximately four vervets of unknown origin
Monkeys on the loose in St Louis, Missouri after four-day search
Local officials said they do not know where the exotic animals came from or how many are at large.
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January 13, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Approximately four vervets of unknown origin
Ai, the beloved chimp from Kyoto University who played a key role in studies of chimpsβ amazing memory skills, has died at age 49. She leaves behind her son, Ayuma, another key player in this research. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20260111-303426/
Chimp vs Human! Memory Test BBC Earth YouTube
YouTube video by WeLikePsych
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January 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Ai, the beloved chimp from Kyoto University who played a key role in studies of chimpsβ amazing memory skills, has died at age 49. She leaves behind her son, Ayuma, another key player in this research. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/general-news/20260111-303426/
It's not uncommon for cities in India to employ langurs to scare macaques out of urban areas.
This photo by Ambareesh Sridhar shows how langurs and macaques can get along without those pesky humans intervening.
This photo by Ambareesh Sridhar shows how langurs and macaques can get along without those pesky humans intervening.
January 10, 2026 at 9:27 PM
It's not uncommon for cities in India to employ langurs to scare macaques out of urban areas.
This photo by Ambareesh Sridhar shows how langurs and macaques can get along without those pesky humans intervening.
This photo by Ambareesh Sridhar shows how langurs and macaques can get along without those pesky humans intervening.
Maddie, a pigtail macaque at primaterescue.org in Kentucky, makes the best goofy faces...
January 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Maddie, a pigtail macaque at primaterescue.org in Kentucky, makes the best goofy faces...
β[Traders] are using loopholes of [CITES] convention to have mass exports of great apes and we see that as the new dangerβ
Chimpanzees and gorillas among most traded African primates, report finds
Between 2000 and 2023, more than 6,000 African primates were traded internationally in 50 countries, according to a newly published report. Endangered chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and critically enda...
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January 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
β[Traders] are using loopholes of [CITES] convention to have mass exports of great apes and we see that as the new dangerβ
"Footage shows the animal smashing a bird's cage against a wall, freeing the pet..."
Moment burglar monkey brandishes KNIFE after stealing a coffee pot in home raid
THIS is the terrifying moment a knife-wielding monkey steals a coffee pot after rampaging through peopleβs homes. Footage shows the capuchin menacingly bashing a knife against a wall βbefore β¦
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December 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"Footage shows the animal smashing a bird's cage against a wall, freeing the pet..."
Push thru the janky opening (and clickbait thumbnail) and this turns out to be a super sweet documentary about the crucial work of primate sanctuaries. Hats off to Kari Bagnall from Jungle Friends in Florida: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjVu...
Should monkeys be kept as pets? Watch this breathtaking capuchin monkey rescue.
YouTube video by Furthest from the Wild
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December 19, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Push thru the janky opening (and clickbait thumbnail) and this turns out to be a super sweet documentary about the crucial work of primate sanctuaries. Hats off to Kari Bagnall from Jungle Friends in Florida: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjVu...
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IKEA orca would go so viral
The deluded woman who lost one "pet" monkey after it was found lost at Ikea a decade ago, has managed to acquire two more. Why? In part because only two types of animals are banned by Ontarioβs provincial government: pit bulls and orcas. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/exotic-pets-laws-1.3790684
December 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
IKEA orca would go so viral
The deluded woman who lost one "pet" monkey after it was found lost at Ikea a decade ago, has managed to acquire two more. Why? In part because only two types of animals are banned by Ontarioβs provincial government: pit bulls and orcas. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/exotic-pets-laws-1.3790684
December 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The deluded woman who lost one "pet" monkey after it was found lost at Ikea a decade ago, has managed to acquire two more. Why? In part because only two types of animals are banned by Ontarioβs provincial government: pit bulls and orcas. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/exotic-pets-laws-1.3790684
If you want to convince your city council that youβre a responsible animal lover, maybe donβt show up with a spider monkey entrapped in a stroller, freaking out. fox4kc.com/news/prairie-village-eyes-monkey-ban-leaving-family-stunned #primates
December 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
If you want to convince your city council that youβre a responsible animal lover, maybe donβt show up with a spider monkey entrapped in a stroller, freaking out. fox4kc.com/news/prairie-village-eyes-monkey-ban-leaving-family-stunned #primates
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Roman officers in Egypt imported Indian monkeys for pets and the monkeysβ graves included βapparent status markers like iridescent shells and food delicacies, and kittens and a piglet as the monkeyβs own petsβ ππ₯Ί
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December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Roman officers in Egypt imported Indian monkeys for pets and the monkeysβ graves included βapparent status markers like iridescent shells and food delicacies, and kittens and a piglet as the monkeyβs own petsβ ππ₯Ί
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Capuchins are unique among primates in the extent to which females will nurse each othersβ infants. Those who try to refuse an infant ("cheaters") are easily detected because infants denied access to nipples stage tantrums.
βThe Complete Capuchin, 2004 (Pic: Ecuadorplanet)
βThe Complete Capuchin, 2004 (Pic: Ecuadorplanet)
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Capuchins are unique among primates in the extent to which females will nurse each othersβ infants. Those who try to refuse an infant ("cheaters") are easily detected because infants denied access to nipples stage tantrums.
βThe Complete Capuchin, 2004 (Pic: Ecuadorplanet)
βThe Complete Capuchin, 2004 (Pic: Ecuadorplanet)
U.S. tabloid The Sun recently posted this Nov. 24 video of a macaque "mob" at Qianlingshan Park in China scaring the hell out of tourists
#primates www.the-sun.com/news/15557271/screaming-monkeys-pour-down-mountain
#primates www.the-sun.com/news/15557271/screaming-monkeys-pour-down-mountain
November 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
U.S. tabloid The Sun recently posted this Nov. 24 video of a macaque "mob" at Qianlingshan Park in China scaring the hell out of tourists
#primates www.the-sun.com/news/15557271/screaming-monkeys-pour-down-mountain
#primates www.the-sun.com/news/15557271/screaming-monkeys-pour-down-mountain
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Lemurs in Madagascar Face an Unexpected Killer
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November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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